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  • 17 January 2020

    51¸£Àû president-elect Nita Sanghera  51¸£Àû president-elect Nita Sanghera passed away on 16 January 2020 . 51¸£Àû said it was such sad news for her family, her loved ones,…

  • 17 January 2020

    51¸£Àû vice-president Nita Sanghera passed away on 16 January 2020. This is such sad news for her family, her loved ones, and for the union. Nita worked tirelessly…

  • 10 January 2020

    Dates set for talks on future of USS pension scheme   Five January dates have been set for meetings to look at reforming the USS pension scheme. 51¸£Àû members of…

  • 8 January 2020

    Five January dates have been set for meetings to look at reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for members of the University…

  • 1 January 2020

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  • 23 December 2019

    Talks will take place at the start of the new year to look at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) - the pension scheme for 51¸£Àû members who took eight days'…

  • 19 December 2019

    51¸£Àû has today responded to the first annual review of the Office for Students. 51¸£Àû general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The UK rightly has a reputation for its world…

  • 18 December 2019

    Even more universities could face disruption in the new year if disputes over pensions, and over pay and conditions are not resolved. Reballots will open at a further…

  • 17 December 2019

    Over a quarter of students (25.1%) received a 'conditional unconditional' offer in 2019, while over two-thirds (43%) of accepted applicants had a difference of…

  • 13 December 2019

    Second report from Joint Expert Panel on USS released 51¸£Àû has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation…